Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | SW 5 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 279 | 224 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 123 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 68 | 1148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:09AM1.67m | 4:35PM1.81m | 4:49AM1.67m | 5:14PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.37m | 10:16AM0.29m | 10:49PM0.35m | 10:58AM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 439 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 279 | 224 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 123 | 89 | 106 | 93 | 53 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 49 | 39 | 145 | 141 | 101 | 65 | 77 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 79 | 23 | 89 | 86 | 22 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | E 11 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 225 | 165 | 160 | 38 | — | 21 | 49 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 36 | 23 | 82 | 57 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 48 | 50 | 147 | 56 | 52 | 249 | 372 | 412 | 265 | 232 | 14 | 6 | 68 | 1148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 145 | 81 | 30 | 30 | 145 | 164 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 220 |
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